Richmond will travel to Brisbane to face the Lions in the second qualifying final at the Gabba on Saturday September 7.

Week one of the Toyota AFL Finals Series closes with Brisbane, playing its first final since 2009, hosting the Tigers on Saturday night.

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The two sides have met once in September with the Lions hammering the Tigers by 68 points in a preliminary final on their way to the 2001 premiership.

Elsewhere, West Coast and Essendon will kick off this year's finals series when they clash in a Thursday night elimination final at Optus Stadium in just under a fortnight. 

The AFL released the fixture for the first week of the finals with the reigning premiers and eighth-placed Bombers to do battle on Thursday, September 5 at 6.10pm AWST.


Week 1 Toyota AFL Finals Series

Thursday, September 5

First elimination final 
West Coast v Essendon at Optus Stadium, 6.10pm AWST

Friday, September 6

First qualifying final 
Geelong v Collingwood at the MCG, 7.50pm AEST (series ticket match)

Saturday, September 7

Second elimination final 
Greater Western Sydney v Western Bulldogs at Giants Stadium, 3.20pm AEST 

Second qualifying final 
Brisbane v Richmond at the Gabba, 7.25pm AEST


Geelong, who pipped Brisbane for the minor premiership, hosts Collingwood at the MCG in a mouthwatering Friday night qualifying final blockbuster.

It will be the first September meeting between the two sides since the memorable 2011 Grand Final.  

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Greater Western Sydney and the Western Bulldogs will do battle in an elimination final at Giants Stadium on Saturday afternoon, in a repeat of the epic 2016 preliminary final.

The Dogs won that clash by six points on their way to their historic drought-breaking premiership.